Where does “lavland” come from?

lavland (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lav, from Danish lav, from Norwegian lav, from Old Norse lafa, from Proto-Germanic labēn-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lavland (Norwegian Bokmål): lowland

Definitions

  1. lowland

Ancestry of “lavland”, step by step

lavland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållavlow; <br>; lichen
2Danishlavlow; guild; lichen
3Norwegianlav—
4Old Norselafato dangle; hang loosely, dangle
5Proto-Germaniclabēn-to dangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

via Norwegian Bokmål land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic labēn- →Every word from Old Norse lafa →